# Pittsburgh's Ecotone Renewables Turns Food Waste Into Fertilizer

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Podcast: [TechVibe Pittsburgh](https://stenobird.com/podcast/techvibe-pittsburgh-7066476)
Published: 2026-06-07T14:23:00+00:00
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## Resource

Can food waste become one of Pittsburgh's next big innovation stories? On this episode of TechVibe, we're talking with Dylan Lew, Co-Founder of Ecotone Renewables, a Pittsburgh company turning discarded food into data, fertilizer and serious climate impact. Ecotone's Zeus biodigesters are built inside reused shipping containers, powered by smart automation and designed to transform food scraps into a locally produced fertilizer called Soil Sauce. We'll dig into how Ecotone got its start, why food waste is a bigger greenhouse gas problem than most people realize, how AI helps customers understand what they're throwing away, and why these colorful containers are popping up with companies, hospitals and campuses. Give it a listen! This is Pittsburgh innovation with dirt under its fingernails and data in its engine room. The Pittsburgh Technology Council produces TechVibe to explore Pittsburgh's technology and innovation ecosystem.

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